. it is 5:00 in new york city. this is a special edition of the five. it is memorial day and americans hitting the beach and firing off their grills to kick off the unofficial start of the summer season but we cannot forget the true meaning of today, remembering the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. we honor and salute our heroes today and every day. coming up, we have a jam-packed show for you. we are facing off in a summer shopping showdown with some of our favorite items. we will answer your fan mail questions. we will dive in with hot topics to celebrate the summer season. americans are ready to pack up their cars and hit the open road. a majority of travelers are planning to take a road trip this summer. you must love a road trip. not only am i taking a road trip, i am selling used cars. we are starting july 5th at my stand up gig in vegas and driving to colorado springs. we are going to go through arizona, new mexico, and somewhere aro
washington. i m gillian turner in for bret baier. tonight, international outrage after israel admits dozens of civilians were killed in in wrath fall. columbia for whatever happened to segment on pablo escobar infamous cocaine hippos. bret baier with a memorial day special. he digs into efforts to solve some of america s most enduring mysteries locating and identifying service members who remain missing in action. gillian: we begin first with a democracy 24 report. president biden spent his day honoring service members who died in the lining of duty. and tonight we are learning plan to break his silence on former president trump s criminal trial once a verdict is reached. closing arguments in manhattan begin tomorrow. over the weekend, former president trump and robert f. kennedy jr. address the libertarian pottery s convention. hoping for a chance to sway third party voters. white house correspondent peter doocy has the details from the north lawn tonight. hi, peter. p